Combination fireplace and container for radio receiving sets



March 23 1926. 1,577,727

F. W. KARGE COMBINATION FIREPLACE} AND CONTAINER FOR RADIO RECEIVINGSETS Filed April 20, 1925 2 Sheets-Sheet 1 x" y f %////fi%7/ y in m. t 71 H l' /3\ i h I i v q I 2 71 F hm W Marqh-23", 19 6. 7. 1,577,727

, F. W. KARGE COMBINATION FIREPLACE AND CONTAINER FOR RADIO RECEIVINGSETS Filed April 20, 1925 2 Sheets-Sheet 2 llllllllmllllllllllll FRED w.KARGE, or CHICAGO, rumors.

FQMBINATION FIREPLACE AND CONTAINER FOR RADIO RECEIVING SETS.

Application filed April- 205-1925. Serial No. 24,711.

To all whom it m ay concern: Be it known that I, FRED 'W. KARGn, acitizen of the United States, residing 1n the city of Chicago, county ofCook, and

State of Illinois, have invented certain new and useful Improvements inCombination Fireplaces and Containers for Radio Receiving Sets, of whichthe following is a 5 specification.

' hlS invention relates to combination fireplace and container for radioreceiving sets,

and refers more particularly to .t he utilization of the interior spaceabove the arch of a-fireplace in the home, .as a container for theaccessorles' of a radio recelvlng set,

including tubes, batteries, soundamplifier,

1 ing brick.

and all wire connections, only permittingthe exposure of a panel, dialsand rheostat for regulation of the set.

In the preferred form of the invention, the walls of the fireplace maybe cast in a single piece from any suitable building material, forinstance, concrete, and may comprise-the exposed front wall and therearwardly extending side walls integrally bonded thereto. The frontwall is recessed adjacent its lower end, say centrally, to provide theusual arch. -To simulate the appearance of a fireplace constructed ofbrick, the arch may be formed with a rearwardly extending portion of alength sub stantially the length of, a'standard build The wallsthemselves however, are materially less than the width of a brick as theintegral bonding of the cast form allows a very thin wall to be usedwithout destroying the structural strength thereof. Further, it isdesired to reduce the width of the cast form as far as possible, as thisis an advantage in handling, and of course, the use of thin walls ofreuired structural strength will permit of light weight construction.

The accessories of the radio receiving set are placed in the spacebetween the front wall of the fireplace and the wall of the home, abovethe arch. The usual front panel and regulating dials are mounted on theexposed face of thefront wall of the fireplace above the arch havingconnection I through that wall with the set. A movspeaker communicateswith the set and dis,

charges the amplified sound into thespace formed by the arch, thusutilizing the natural shape ofthe arch itself as a medium to furtheramplify the sound.

IVhen assembled as above described, there are no portions of the radioset visible except the regulating dials and panel board, thus providinga very attractive construction. \The fire place is not adapted readilyfor flame fires of gas, wood, coal and the like, but electricalconnections may be made with the base and a flame simulating arrangementplaced therein as is usual in fiumerous types of fireplaces of thepresent By insulating the radio receiving set, arrangement can be madefor theuse of flame fires which require a draft. Various otheradvantages will be brought out in the following description:

In the drawings, Fig. 1 is a front elevational v ew of the combinationfireplace and container for the radio receiving set 'in actual use inthe home.

Figs. 2 and 3 are cross sectional views taken respectively on lines 22and 33 of Fig. 1. Fig. 4-is a perspective view of one form of supportfor the accessories of the radio receiving set. Fig. 5 is a crossseetional view taken on lines 51-55 of Fig. 3. Fig. 6 1s a perspectiveedge view of the fireplace walls'illustrating a form of notch- ,ing foruse in joining adjacent-bookcases with the fireplace wall. v 7

Referring in detail to the drawings," 1 deslgnates a side wall of ahome. First,-

describing the method of casting the fire place as a unitaryconstruction, concrete or other suitable material is placed whiletwetAny suitable form of surfacing material.

may be placed thereon, which will present a smooth attractive finishwhen dry. It is of course understood, that any form of rough finish maybe applied, if found desirable.

The exposed surfaces of. the fireplace have imposed thereonfintersectinlines to form -any suitable design and W ich preferably of construction,or in homes which have been built for any length of time. It is to benoted that the walls 2,3 and 4 are very thin compared to the thicknessof an ordinary building brick. It is possible, on account of theintegral bonding of the material, to secure maximum structural strengthwith a minimum of thickness, thus materially reducing the weight of aunitary construct on of this character.

The construction is adapted to be placed in the home, and may haveadjacent thereto the bookcases 8, andprovided with the stationary mantelfor shelf 9 thereabove.

Referringfhow to some of the novel feat: res of the present invention,the rearwardlv extending portion 6 forming the arch, is

' adapted to contact with the rear vertical wall 10 of the arch, whichpreferably vtakes the form shown inFig. 5, although it is understoodthat it may be formed in the shape of a crescent or semi-circular, ifdesirable. The purpose of this particular construction will behereinafter brought'out.

The floor of the home is designated at 11, and 12 designates the baseofthe fireplace.

Above the Wall 10 and arch 5 is the horizontal closure element 13 whichmay be constructed of an suitable-'material, for instance, wood w ere aflame fire is not used, or a non-inflammable construction where a flamefire is used. Imbedded in the front wall 2 and above the arch 5' are thebrackets 14. These brackets are preferably arranged in spaced pairshaving the opposite inturned lips 15. These lips are adapted to receiveand hold in place the L-sha ed supporting elements 16,. one extension ofthe L being tapered as shown at 17 There are preferably two sets ofbrackets 14 and L shaped supports 16 as shown clearly in Fig. 2. On thesurface .of the extension 16'- of the support may be transverselymounted a. shelf 18. On the shelf 18 is adaptedto be placed the base(not. shown), on which the accessories of the radio receiving setdesignated as a whole at 19, are mounted. It is to be understood thatthese accessories may be mounted within an individual cabinet as shown,or

the use of an individual cabinet may be em struction supported on thebase.

The particular construction shown in the "drawings-includes a-cabinet,and the inventirely dispensed with, and the" entire con tion will beexplained with the use of this individualcabinet, butiit is to bethoroughly understood that thisin no way affects the invention. Thetubes, batteries and all wire connections are placed within the cabinet19 which has the movable upper door 20. The sound discharged-through thewire c011 necting lines 21 to the unit 22, which discharges the soundinto the sound amplifying tubes 23 which preferably take the form ofinto the exposed surface of the front wall '2 of the fireplace directlyabove the arch. On the'panel 24 are the usual regulating dials 25 andrheostat 26 having connections 27t through the front wall with the radioIt will be 'readil seen that all of the accessory parts of t e receivingsetare en tirely concealed within the space above the arch of thefireplace including the .tubes, all wire connections, sound amplifyingdevice and batteries.

Now as a feature of the invention, to

readily allow for adjustment or re air of the set, there is provided amovab e door 28 above the set and closing space between the front wall'2 and rear wall of the house,

connected by" means of a hinge 29 with the shelf 9.

When the unita fireplace construction is made upon specia order for usein homes under construction, the side walls 3 and 4 are provided withthe vertical notch 30 to allow for. ease in joining and connecting theside walls to bookcases. This is shown in Fig. 6. p

It 1s-of course, obvious that any form of arch may be provided which isfound desirable or suitable, for instance, the arch insteadof beinground, may be square or rectangular. The wall 10 may take any form whichis found desirable in place of the substantially octagonal shape whichit now presents.

Where it is desired to have a 'flame fire, it will be readily seen thatthe accessories tothe radio rece vin set can be made more compact andmove sulated wall placed between these accessories upward toward thefront wall 2 of the fireplace, and an in ed metal lath or the like incommon use at the time. fFurther, the arch itself may be reinforced witha curved metal rein forcement, for instance a one inch channel 11011.

I have used in pairs. It is to be understpod 0 course, that theparticular form (if bracket 14 aiid support 16 may be widelyfvariedwithout departing from the scope of the present invention.

The particular shape. or design of this the features of'theinventiom'andany suitable form maybe utilized other than that shown.

The front wall 2. of the fireplace may be connected by means of anysuitable' form of'turn buckle tensioning device by anchoring one end of'said turn buckle arrangement in the wall of the home, and; the oppositeend of said turn buckle arrangement inthe front wall 2 of thefireplace.- Thus, it is possible by adjusting the turn buckle,

:to. vary the tension between the wall of the home and the wall 2 of thefireplace for the purposeof providing a rigid construction.

' I'claim' as my invention:

1. A construction of .the character described, tcomprising front andside walls andar'ch ofa fireplace, asupporting strue-- ture abovethearchfor a radioreceiving illustrated and described the brackets 14asbein set and accessories, manually operable regulating means for the setmounted on the exposed surface of a wall of said fireplace havingconnections througlr the wall with said accessories, and an amplifyingdevice, connected with the set for discharging sound into the spaceformed by thevarch.

2. A construction of the character de-' scribed, com rising front andside walls and arch of a fireplace, a supporting structure above thearch for a radio receiving set and accessories, manually operableregulating means for the set mounted on the exposed surface of a wall'of said fireplace having connections through-the wall with saidaccessories, a projecting partition between the crown of the arch andthe accessories,

and an amplifyingdevice connected with bracket support is not claimed asone of the set for discharging sound into the spacev formed by the arch.I 3. A construction of the character described, comprising front andside walls and arch of a fireplace, a supporting structure above thearch for a radio receiving set and accessories, manually operable regu-Iating means for the set mounted on the exposed surface of a'wall ofsaid fireplace having connections. through the wall with.

said accessories, and an amplifying device connected with the set fordischarging sories. v

. q FRED sound into the space formed by the arch, 5

free and immediate access'to said acces-

